Emergency Medical Technician Schools - Health and Medical Professions
Emergency medical technicians, or EMT's, usually work in teams of two in specially designed ambulances. They provide immediate life or limb saving medical treatment at the scenes of accidents and injuries as well as transport casualties to hospital emergency rooms for further care. The job is both physically demanding and stressful.
EMT's are classified into basically three categories.
EMT-Basic: Staffs ambulances providing basic life support (e.g. restoring breathing, controlling bleeding, treating shock, administering oxygen, bandaging wounds, assisting heart attack victims).
EMT-Intermediate: Undergoes an additional 65-80 hours of training, and can perform additional duties (e.g. administering I.V. fluids and using defibrillators).
EMT-Paramedic: Provide extensive pre-hospital care by administering drugs orally and intravenously, interpret EKG's, and use complex equipment. Paramedics undergo an additional 600-1000 hours of instruction including clinical and field internships.
Also see our Paramedic page.
Programs Offered:
- B.S. in Health Studies - Disaster & Emergency Management
Programs Offered:
- B.S.: Public Safety and Emergency Management
Programs Offered:
- BS in Health Administration - Emergency Management
Programs Offered:
- BS in Health Administration - Emergency Management
Programs Offered:
- BS in Health Administration - Emergency Management
Programs Offered:
- BS in Health Administration - Emergency Management
Programs Offered:
- BS in Health Administration - Emergency Management
Programs Offered:
- BS in Health Administration - Emergency Management
Programs Offered:
- BS in Health Administration - Emergency Management
Programs Offered:
- BS in Health Administration - Emergency Management
